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1976 Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 – A Beach Too Far
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 132 Comments(first posted 1/29/2013) In their respective heydays, Chevrolet and California were made for each other. California was the land of milk and honey, with a fabulous climate, gorgeous coastal areas, […] -
Car Show Classic: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham – The Right Car At The Right Time
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 142 Comments(first posted 1/25/2013) Richard Bennett’s recent ode to his new-to-him 2001 Alero had me waxing nostalgic for Oldsmobile. Due to having several in my family when I was a kid, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Finding Your Comfort Zone
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 117 Comments(first posted 3/28/2017) We all have our specific comfort zones, be it clothing, politics, food, or region of residence. It’s what we’ve grown comfortable and familiar with for whatever reasons […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – A Most Imperial Chrysler
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 125 Comments(first posted 1/14/2013) What’s in a name? When it comes to vintage Mopar land yachts, the name means a lot–in some cases, success or failure. Take the Imperial marque, for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 International Scout Terra – The Hometown Truck
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 79 Comments(first posted 11/16/2016) As a car-crazed kid growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, I was always envious of other people who came from “car towns”. Detroit was, of course, the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Gran Torino – Isolation Chamber
Posted on September 22, 2022 | 95 Comments(first posted 9/17/2012) I am surprised that we’ve not yet had a CC on the mid-size, mid-70s Ford Gran Torino. Of course, most of us remember a certain Gran Torino […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler Cordoba – Fine Corinthian Brougham
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 137 Comments(first posted 5/15/2012) If you grew up in the Seventies, you know this car. You know it very well. If any one car could best define that wild and crazy […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout – Who Does A Bare-Metal Restoration Of A Pinto?
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 68 CommentsNobody, that’s who. And to be fair, this one wasn’t ever finished and is unlikely to ever be, certainly not in time for Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. Maybe someone confused it […] -
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1976 Mercury Marquis – John and Margie Come Visting From Cut And Shoot
Posted on August 12, 2022 | 81 Comments(Mildly revised since first published on July 11, 2012) John Johnson always fascinated me. Married to my grandmother Iris’s older sister, Margie, he worked in the oil business in Houston, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Continental Mark IV Givenchy Edition – Aqua Couture
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 111 Comments(first posted 8/31/2012) Thirty-five years ago the Personal Luxury car was in its prime. Forget four-door Continentals, Sedan de Villes and Imperials: This was the Me Decade, after all, which […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 103 Comments(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Jaguar XJ12L CHE – Look At The Cat Someone Dragged In
Posted on February 13, 2022 | 43 CommentsIf I had all of the money in the world, I’m pretty sure I’d have one of these in my own personal showroom, albeit in a condition more befitting my […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau – Hope You Like Green
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 191 Comments(first posted 5/28/2012) My green Monte Carlo. After 13 years, it’s become my mascot. In 1999, it was advertised in a local paper here in the Los Angeles area. We […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Lancia Scorpion – Good Luck Finding One Of The Other 1800 In The U.S. (Updated)
Posted on October 25, 2021 | 28 Comments(Please see end for Update) Believe it or not, I do sincerely try to bring the best and most closest to showroom-spec vehicles to you for this series. That means […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Fiat 131S Mirafiori Station Wagon – Tony Gave Up
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 29 CommentsOne of the things I really like about Junkyard Curbsiding is the second chances it gives me. Not so much that a particular car will be there the next time […]